A Phenomenological Exploration of The Leader Follower Relationship and the Development of Trust as Perceived Faculty Members
Purpose of Study:
A phenomenological study describes the common meaning for several individuals of their lived experiences of a concept or a phenomenon (Creswell, 2013). The purpose of this study is to understand how faculty members’ experience the relationship and trust with their immediate supervisor. It would be an aim of this study to identify how the faculty members understand this process by describing the common meaning for faculty members in their lived experiences of this relationship and trust with their department chairperson.
Significance of the Study:
To understand how faculty members experience leader and follower relationship and trust within the context of their work environment is significant for several reasons. In regards to faculty-supervisor relationship, it would be of interest especially to leaders in higher education to examine this process especially through the theoretical lens of the leader-member exchange to understand how the faculty member experience and describe the work relationship. This study could lay the ground work for further investigation into the nature of the relationship in this unique setting. It would provide valuable information on how the quality of the relationship between the leader and the follower is experienced by faculty at academic institutions. Finally, academic department heads could gain insight into the importance of how interactions and trust is formed among their colleagues and how this may ultimately impact the work relationship.
Purpose of Study:
A phenomenological study describes the common meaning for several individuals of their lived experiences of a concept or a phenomenon (Creswell, 2013). The purpose of this study is to understand how faculty members’ experience the relationship and trust with their immediate supervisor. It would be an aim of this study to identify how the faculty members understand this process by describing the common meaning for faculty members in their lived experiences of this relationship and trust with their department chairperson.
Significance of the Study:
To understand how faculty members experience leader and follower relationship and trust within the context of their work environment is significant for several reasons. In regards to faculty-supervisor relationship, it would be of interest especially to leaders in higher education to examine this process especially through the theoretical lens of the leader-member exchange to understand how the faculty member experience and describe the work relationship. This study could lay the ground work for further investigation into the nature of the relationship in this unique setting. It would provide valuable information on how the quality of the relationship between the leader and the follower is experienced by faculty at academic institutions. Finally, academic department heads could gain insight into the importance of how interactions and trust is formed among their colleagues and how this may ultimately impact the work relationship.